1 00:00:00,386 --> 00:00:02,776 "HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND." 2 00:00:03,406 --> 00:00:04,626 SATELLITES AWAY! 3 00:00:05,496 --> 00:00:07,846 WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I'M DAN HUOT. 4 00:00:08,256 --> 00:00:11,396 SIX SMALL SATELLITES SHOT AWAY FROM STATION ON MONDAY. 5 00:00:12,226 --> 00:00:15,796 THE JAPANESE SMALL SATELLITE ORBITAL DEPLOYER WAS GRAPPLED 6 00:00:15,796 --> 00:00:19,976 BY THE SMALL ROBOTIC ARM OUTSIDE THE JAPANESE EXPERIMENT MODULE 7 00:00:19,976 --> 00:00:21,736 AND MOVED INTO POSITION. 8 00:00:22,166 --> 00:00:24,826 SIX DIFFERENT SATELLITES FLEW INTO LOW-EARTH ORBIT 9 00:00:24,826 --> 00:00:27,016 WITH A RANGE OF MISSIONS, INCLUDING: 10 00:00:27,116 --> 00:00:30,666 BUILDING A GROUND NETWORK USING AMATEUR RADIO VIA A SATELLITE, 11 00:00:31,176 --> 00:00:35,256 ESTING FILM-LIKE DEVICES AND AN AEROSHELL TO DEORBIT SATELLITES, 12 00:00:35,756 --> 00:00:38,866 DEMONSTRATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER 13 00:00:39,146 --> 00:00:41,086 AND DEPLOYING THE FIRST TUBESATS. 14 00:00:42,046 --> 00:00:43,796 MEANWHILE INSIDE THE STATION, 15 00:00:43,796 --> 00:00:45,946 A LITTLE FLUID PHYSICS WAS TAKING PLACE. 16 00:00:46,916 --> 00:00:49,656 EXPEDITION 50 COMMANDER SHANE KIMBROUGH SET 17 00:00:49,656 --> 00:00:51,976 UP THE CAPILLARY FLOW-2 EXPERIMENT. 18 00:00:52,726 --> 00:00:55,756 SINCE LIQUIDS BEHAVE VERY DIFFERENTLY IN MICROGRAVITY, 19 00:00:56,016 --> 00:00:59,436 CONTAINERS THAT HOLD OR MOVE THEM HAVE TO WORK DIFFERENTLY. 20 00:01:00,096 --> 00:01:02,656 CAPILLARY FLOW IS LOOKING AT CONTROLLING LIQUIDS 21 00:01:02,756 --> 00:01:04,206 THROUGH SOMETHING CALLED WETTING, 22 00:01:04,586 --> 00:01:07,206 WHICH IS A LIQUID'S ABILITY TO SPREAD ACROSS A SURFACE. 23 00:01:07,206 --> 00:01:10,766 LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS PROCESS COULD HELP IMPROVE KEY 24 00:01:10,836 --> 00:01:14,696 SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS LIKE WATER PURIFICATION AND FUEL STORAGE. 25 00:01:15,616 --> 00:01:18,326 THIS WEEK, CHARLENE AND BOBBY ON TWITTER WANTED 26 00:01:18,386 --> 00:01:21,956 TO KNOW HOW A PHOTO IS TAKEN IN SPACE AND WHAT CAMERA IS USED. 27 00:01:22,476 --> 00:01:24,676 WELL SINCE WE JUST GOT A LOT OF GREAT PICTURES 28 00:01:24,676 --> 00:01:27,886 FROM TWO SPACEWALKS, LET'S FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT CAMERA. 29 00:01:28,776 --> 00:01:32,926 SPACEWALKING ASTRONAUTS ACTUALLY USE AN OFF-THE-SHELF DIGITAL SLR 30 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:35,186 THAT YOU CAN FIND IN AN ELECTRONICS STORE. 31 00:01:35,596 --> 00:01:38,076 THEY USE A WIDE ANGLE LENS AND COVER THE CAMERA 32 00:01:38,076 --> 00:01:39,786 IN WHAT'S CALLED A THERMAL BLANKET, 33 00:01:40,126 --> 00:01:41,946 WHICH PREVENTS THE SURFACE OF THE CAMERA 34 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:45,166 FROM GETTING REALLY HOT OR REALLY COLD WHILE OUTSIDE 35 00:01:45,166 --> 00:01:46,256 IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE. 36 00:01:46,596 --> 00:01:49,336 EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST LIKE A CAMERA HERE ON EARTH, 37 00:01:49,526 --> 00:01:51,186 BUT ENABLES THEM TO GET PHOTOS 38 00:01:51,236 --> 00:01:53,086 THAT ARE TRULY OUT OF THIS WORLD. 39 00:01:54,106 --> 00:01:56,416 KEEP SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG